Featuring Bill Gainer

Bye, Baby Bye

The stars wept

that night we met.

I should have listened

closer.

There has always been

something between us

pushing -

the weight of tired eyes

heavy hearts

secrets pushed too deep.

So, I'm giving it back

your mistake -

Maybe there's time

to recapture what's

slipped away.

Someone else to love

but not me kid.

After you,

it will take a lot of ice

to warm this heart.

Bye

baby bye.

The Mexicans

Everybody's got a problem

some people two, three

maybe four.

I'm thinking the only folks

that can fix these

problems

are the Mexicans.

They fix everything.

And now

we've pissed them off.

This is not going to end well,

not at all.

Not without

the Mexicans.

Alice   

I have a feeling

I’ll be buried 

by strangers.

The kids grown 

lost to their own lives. 

Friends 

a few.  

Most hoping

I won't take too long. 

The dog

might miss me

the cat

not so much.

We never were

that close.

So the dog it is.

If there's anything 

left

it's for Alice

the dog.

Keep her happy

warm

and fed.

Don’t let 

the postman 

try to pet her

he never was

a favorite.

And make sure

she doesn’t 

sleep alone.

Neither of us

ever liked 

sleeping alone.

 Another Global Warming Talking Point 

Nipples 

hard. 

Even 

in this heat 

she still turns 

heads.



See also 2020 Bill Gainer Feature here: https://georgedanderson.blogspot.com/2020/01/featuring-bill-gainer.html

Bill Gainer is a storyteller, humorist, poet, and a maker of mysterious things. He earned his BA from St. Mary’s College and his MPA from the University of San Francisco. He is the publisher of the PEN Award winning R. L. Crow Publications and is the ongoing host of Red Alice’s Poetry Emporium (Sacramento, CA). Gainer is internationally published and known across the country for giving legendary fun filled performances. His work is not for sissies. Visit him in his books, at his personal appearances, or at his website: http://billgainer.com